9 Best Times To Interrupt Whatever Your Husband Is Doing To Tell A Long Story

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Ladies, sometimes you just have to tell your husband a really long, meandering story involving people he doesn’t really know doing things that don’t pertain to him. The important thing is knowing when is the right time to do it.

The Babylon Bee is here to help wives everywhere by giving you the following list of perfect times to interrupt what he’s doing to tell him a story:

1. The last 2 minutes of his team’s playoff game: The tighter the score, the better.

2. When he turns his nightstand lamp off and lays his head on his pillow: He wouldn’t do those things if he actually wanted to sleep.

3. On a transcontinental flight: It’s not like he can go anywhere.

4. When he’s halfway out the door to go hang out with the guys: You can also try stopping the story to do something else and make him wait for you to come back to the story.

5. As soon as he’s holding something incredibly heavy: Make sure you don’t start until after he has already lifted it, though.

6. When you can tell he needs to go to the bathroom: Hearing you out is far more important than urgent bodily functions.

7. When he’s got the burglar pinned down and he’s screaming at you to call 9-1-1: Save your longest stories for moments like this.

8. Any time he asks you what you bought at Target today: By the end of your story, he won’t even remember asking you.

9. Right after you finish telling your last long story: Everyone loves a good sequel.

And don’t worry, he’ll be happy to stop and listen to your long story in any of the situations listed above, even if he doesn’t show it. When are other ideal times to tell your husband a really long story that seems like it doesn’t have any point or ending? Post them in the comments below.

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